POLA terminal unveil zero-emissions testing program using hydrogen-powered gantry crane
Yusen Terminals at the Port of Los Angeles hosted a reveal ceremony for the deployment of the first 5 commercially available electric zero-emission top handlers to be used at a marine cargo facility in the United States. These Talyor ZLC 996 Electric Loaded Container Top Handler Lift Trucks, manufactured in the U.S. by Taylor Machine Works. (GHGs) from all port-related sources. Robert Taylor of Taylor Machines gives remarks. (Photo by Chuck Bennett, Contributing Photographer)
Yusen Terminals at the Port of Los Angeles hosted a reveal ceremony for the deployment of the first 5 commercially available electric zero-emission top handlers to be used at a marine cargo facility in the United States. These Talyor ZLC 996 Electric Loaded Container Top Handler Lift Trucks, manufactured in the U.S. by Taylor Machine Works. (GHGs) from all port-related sources.(Photo by Chuck Bennett, Contributing Photographer)
Yusen Terminals at the Port of Los Angeles hosted a reveal ceremony for the deployment of the first 5 commercially available electric zero-emission top handlers to be used at a marine cargo facility in the United States. These Talyor ZLC 996 Electric Loaded Container Top Handler Lift Trucks, manufactured in the U.S. by Taylor Machine Works. (GHGs) from all port-related sources.(Photo by Chuck Bennett, Contributing Photographer)
Yusen Terminals at the Port of Los Angeles hosted a reveal ceremony for the deployment of the first 5 commercially available electric zero-emission top handlers to be used at a marine cargo facility in the United States. These Talyor ZLC 996 Electric Loaded Container Top Handler Lift Trucks, manufactured in the U.S. by Taylor Machine Works. (GHGs) from all port-related sources.(Photo by Chuck Bennett, Contributing Photographer)
Yusen Terminals at the Port of Los Angeles hosted a reveal ceremony for the deployment of the first 5 commercially available electric zero-emission top handlers to be used at a marine cargo facility in the United States. These Talyor ZLC 996 Electric Loaded Container Top Handler Lift Trucks, manufactured in the U.S. by Taylor Machine Works. (GHGs) from all port-related sources.(Photo by Chuck Bennett, Contributing Photographer)
Yusen Terminals at the Port of Los Angeles hosted a reveal ceremony for the deployment of the first 5 commercially available electric zero-emission top handlers to be used at a marine cargo facility in the United States. These Talyor ZLC 996 Electric Loaded Container Top Handler Lift Trucks, manufactured in the U.S. by Taylor Machine Works. (GHGs) from all port-related sources.(Photo by Chuck Bennett, Contributing Photographer)
Yusen Terminals at the Port of Los Angeles hosted a reveal ceremony for the deployment of the first 5 commercially available electric zero-emission top handlers to be used at a marine cargo facility in the United States. These Talyor ZLC 996 Electric Loaded Container Top Handler Lift Trucks, manufactured in the U.S. by Taylor Machine Works. (GHGs) from all port-related sources.(Photo by Chuck Bennett, Contributing Photographer)
Yusen Terminals at the Port of Los Angeles hosted a reveal ceremony for the deployment of the first 5 commercially available electric zero-emission top handlers to be used at a marine cargo facility in the United States. These Talyor ZLC 996 Electric Loaded Container Top Handler Lift Trucks, manufactured in the U.S. by Taylor Machine Works. (GHGs) from all port-related sources.(Photo by Chuck Bennett, Contributing Photographer)
Yusen Terminals at the Port of Los Angeles hosted a reveal ceremony for the deployment of the first 5 commercially available electric zero-emission top handlers to be used at a marine cargo facility in the United States. These Talyor ZLC 996 Electric Loaded Container Top Handler Lift Trucks, manufactured in the U.S. by Taylor Machine Works. (GHGs) from all port-related sources.(Photo by Chuck Bennett, Contributing Photographer)
Yusen Terminals at the Port of Los Angeles hosted a reveal ceremony for the deployment of the first 5 commercially available electric zero-emission top handlers to be used at a marine cargo facility in the United States. These Talyor ZLC 996 Electric Loaded Container Top Handler Lift Trucks, manufactured in the U.S. by Taylor Machine Works. (GHGs) from all port-related sources. Sal DiCostanzo ILWU Liaison gives remarks. (Photo by Chuck Bennett, Contributing Photographer)
Yusen Terminals at the Port of Los Angeles hosted a reveal ceremony for the deployment of the first 5 commercially available electric zero-emission top handlers to be used at a marine cargo facility in the United States. These Talyor ZLC 996 Electric Loaded Container Top Handler Lift Trucks, manufactured in the U.S. by Taylor Machine Works. (GHGs) from all port-related sources.(Photo by Chuck Bennett, Contributing Photographer)
Yusen Terminals at the Port of Los Angeles hosted a reveal ceremony for the deployment of the first 5 commercially available electric zero-emission top handlers to be used at a marine cargo facility in the United States. These Talyor ZLC 996 Electric Loaded Container Top Handler Lift Trucks, manufactured in the U.S. by Taylor Machine Works. (GHGs) from all port-related sources.(Photo by Chuck Bennett, Contributing Photographer)
Yusen Terminals at the Port of Los Angeles hosted a reveal ceremony for the deployment of the first 5 commercially available electric zero-emission top handlers to be used at a marine cargo facility in the United States. These Talyor ZLC 996 Electric Loaded Container Top Handler Lift Trucks, manufactured in the U.S. by Taylor Machine Works. (GHGs) from all port-related sources.(Photo by Chuck Bennett, Contributing Photographer)
Yusen Terminals at the Port of Los Angeles hosted a reveal ceremony for the deployment of the first 5 commercially available electric zero-emission top handlers to be used at a marine cargo facility in the United States. These Talyor ZLC 996 Electric Loaded Container Top Handler Lift Trucks, manufactured in the U.S. by Taylor Machine Works. (GHGs) from all port-related sources. Alan McCorkle, President and CEO of Yusen Terminals gives remarks. (Photo by Chuck Bennett, Contributing Photographer)
Yusen Terminals at the Port of Los Angeles hosted a reveal ceremony for the deployment of the first 5 commercially available electric zero-emission top handlers to be used at a marine cargo facility in the United States. These Talyor ZLC 996 Electric Loaded Container Top Handler Lift Trucks, manufactured in the U.S. by Taylor Machine Works. (GHGs) from all port-related sources.(Photo by Chuck Bennett, Contributing Photographer)
Yusen Terminals at the Port of Los Angeles hosted a reveal ceremony for the deployment of the first 5 commercially available electric zero-emission top handlers to be used at a marine cargo facility in the United States. These Talyor ZLC 996 Electric Loaded Container Top Handler Lift Trucks, manufactured in the U.S. by Taylor Machine Works. (GHGs) from all port-related sources.(Photo by Chuck Bennett, Contributing Photographer)
Yusen Terminals unveiled a testing program for the first zero-emissions, hydrogen-powered rubber-tired gantry crane and will also employ the first all-electric, commercially available top handlers on Tuesday, June 25, at the Port of Los Angeles.
The program will run for four years at the container terminal in the Los Angeles port and is the latest zero-emissions trial being conducted throughout the port complex as the industry pushes to meet clean air goals.
The first commercially available battery-powered electric cargo top handlers in the U.S. were purchased by Yusen and will replace more polluting, diesel-powered equipment.
A “green” ribbon cutting for the world’s first zero-emission, hydrogen-powered rubber-tired gantry crane is greeted by Yusen Terminals in the Port of Los Angeles on May 7, 2024. A formal announcement of the testing program was made at the terminal on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. Gary Herrera, president ILWU Local 13 (center left), Hiroki Tsujii, managing director Ocean Network Express Pte.Ltd. (center), Alan McCorkle, president and CEO of Yusen Terminals (center right). (Photo by Chris Valle/Yusen Terminals)
Yusen was selected to test the H2-ZE RTG Transtainer Crane, a large gantry crane used to load and unload containers onto trucks or rail cars, or to stack and store containers in a yard. They are among the largest rolling structures, standing six stories high with a span of 80 feet and the ability to stack containers as many as six high.
“Getting to zero-emissions at Yusen Terminals is one of the most important goals we have,” McCorkle said. “That’s why this Hydrogen RTG program means so much to us.”
Yusen Terminal’s Port of Los Angeles facility currently has 14 Paceco Mitsui Transtainer RTGs in operation, all powered by diesel generator systems.
And while some electrified RTGs have been tested, this pilot program will be the first test of a hydrogen-powered RTG. Hydrogen Fuel Cells produce electricity to charge the battery that powers vehicles and equipment. Clean water vapor is the only by-product of the process.
Developed by Paceco Corp. in collaboration with Mitsui E&S Co. as a commitment to a zero-emissions future for ports throughout the world, the crane is an integral part of the four-year program at Yusen.
In prepared remarks made at the gathering, McCorkle said the equipment will not only remove diesel pollutants from the air but will also be operated by International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 13 dockworkers. ILWU jobs at the ports have been a significant part of the discussions as the transition is made to cleaner technology.
“Today, we are introducing the first five commercially available battery electric top handlers, manufactured by Taylor Machine Works out of Louisville, Miss., that will be used in production in a container shipping marine terminal in the world,” McCorkle said.
“While earlier versions of this unit have been in demonstration since 2020 in the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach,” he added, “these are the first units commercially available that can run on a single charge” for consecutive shifts.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass touted the new equipment on Tuesday.
“We are building a greener Los Angeles together that supports frontline communities while making major investments in clean energy and creating thousands of good-paying jobs in the process,”Bass said. “Our urgent work continues alongside partners like Yusen Terminals to transition the Port of Los Angeles to clean technology as we continue to support a sustainable, greener future for ‘America’s Port’ that provides 1 in 9 jobs in the region and a nationwide economic reach.”
The program is partially subsidized by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization.
“These all-electric cargo top handlers are the culmination of years of rigorous, real-world prototype testing and development here at our port,” said Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka. “I commend Yusen Terminals for its vision and leadership. Our collective commitment to pursuing this technology has paid off, helping prove this equipment’s commercial viability.”
Typically, diesel-powered, top handlers are off-road vehicles with an overhead boom for loading containers weighing up to 75,000 pounds onto trucks and trains, unloading them and stacking them on terminals between pickups and deliveries.
In 2019, the Port of Los Angeles was the first in the world to begin testing ZE top handler prototypes designed and built by Taylor Machine Works, a leading heavy-duty equipment manufacturer already supplying top handlers at the port, officials said. That real-world testing of battery-powered prototypes helped inform the final design of the Taylor commercial units put into service at Yusen Terminals today.
“It is this kind of innovative leadership and commitment,” Seroka said, “that will bring us another step closer toward a zero-emission future.”
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